Post Traumatic Stress

The New York State Office of Mental Health has published many brochures, toolkits, and items that address issues involving military personnel and veterans such as depression, bipolar, post-traumatic stress disorder.

 

Families

  • Children's Videos
    Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit organization behind Sesame Street, and the New York State Office of Mental Health have partnered over the years to produce materials for children and their families to help them cope with whatever life might throw their way.
  • Clinic Plus Services
    This innovative program will improve the emotional well-being of thousands upon thousands of children in New York State by providing early intervention and treatment, which in turn will help improve school performance, social relationships, and go a long way toward preventing long-term mental health problems.
  • Military Child Education Coalition
    A 501(c)(3) non-profit, world-wide organization, MCEC is a model of positive leadership and advocacy. Its work is focused on ensuring quality educational opportunities for all military children affected by mobility, family separation, and transition.
  • Operation Military Kids
    The U.S. Army's collaborative effort with America's communities to support the children and youth impacted by deployment.
  • U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs: Kids

Links to other resources

Services

U.S. Military Branches of Service

Healing Combat Trauma

Healing Combat Trauma website. "Resources for and about healing combat trauma. The focus is on effective therapeutic care — medical, psychological and legal — plus analysis and context — and the slant is apolitical." All material is copyright © by Lily Casura unless otherwise noted.

 

Sources:

New York State Office of Mental Health website:

http://www.omh.state.ny.us/omhweb/military/

 

Healing Combat Trauma website:

http://www.healingcombattrauma.com/